IMG, a division of William Morris Endeavor, has re-signed Fernando Soler as head of the tennis division. IMG confirmed the Spaniard had re-signed, but declined to provide other details. A source said he signed for another three years. Soler assumed the top tennis spot in '06. He has been with the fi ...

IMG, a division of William Morris Endeavor, has re-signed Fernando Soler as head of the tennis division. IMG confirmed Soler will stay with the company, but declined to provide other details. A source said he signed for another three years. Soler assumed the top tennis spot in ‘06. He has been ...

IMG, a division of William Morris Endeavor, has re-signed Fernando Soler as head of the tennis division. IMG confirmed the Spaniard had re-signed, but declined to provide other details. A source said he signed for another three years. Soler assumed the top tennis spot in '06. He has been with the ...

Tag Heuer is the new official timekeeper of the TCS N.Y. Marathon in a deal through '16. The Marathon and watchmaker are scheduled to announce the sponsorship later today. Tag Heuer replaces Timex, which sponsored the race from '08-13. As part of the deal, Tag will sponsor a promotion for the race&r ...

The U.S. Open Tennis Championships may soon deploy centralized instant replay.
The U.S. Tennis Association, which owns and operates the two-week tournament, is seeking to create a single, command-type center where all replay reviews are conducted. Currently replay occurs on an on-court video boar ...

Jeff Williams, publisher of Tennis magazine, has acquired the controlling stake in Tennis Media Co., which owns the magazine and the related tennis.com.
Williams acquired the stake from incumbents Bob Miller and George Mackin, who will remain as investors. Williams declined to disclose financial ...

A weather forecasting station caused the Wi-Fi connectivity problem with coaches’ tablets during the Redskins-Patriots preseason game last week, said NFL Chief Information Officer Michelle McKenna . Patriots coach Bill Belichick made news this week when he said his tablet’s Wi-Fi did ...

The Chinese American Football League (CAFL) will be unveiled today, marking a new initiative to bring pro indoor football to major Chinese cities. AFL Philadelphia Soul Owner Marty Judge , who says he has two offices already opened in China with 30 employees, is spearheading the initiative. ESPN&rs ...

The NFL has tapped as a consultant its former Senior VP/Events Frank Supovitz to advise on events over the next year, including the Super Bowl. Supovitz, who resigned his yet-to-be-filled position in June, launched his new agency Fast Traffic Events & Entertainment last week wit ...